Søren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed screenwriter, known for the Danish television phenomenon The Killing. His works often delve into the darker aspects of human nature and the complexities of morality, characterized by intricate plots and profound psychological insight into his characters. Sveistrup's storytelling approach is masterful, creating suspense and twists that keep audiences captivated until the very end. His ability to weave personal dramas into crime narratives establishes him as a distinctive voice in contemporary storytelling.
"One October morning in a quiet suburb, the police make a terrible discovery. A young woman is found brutally murdered with one of her hands missing. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Examining the doll, Forensics are shocked to find a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man's gruesome clues"--Back cover.
A page-turning adaptation of the first season of the original Danish television series The Killing, from the author of the Detective Nic Costa series Through the dark wood where the dead trees give no shelter Nanna Birk Larsen runs . . . There is a bright monocular eye that follows, like a hunter after a wounded deer. It moves in a slow approaching zigzag, marching through the Pineseskoven wasteland, through the Pentecost Forest. The chill water, the fear, his presence not so far away . . . There is one torchlight on her now, the single blazing eye. And it is here. Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department before moving to Sweden. But everything changes when 19-year-old student Nanna Birk Larsen is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund's plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation along with fellow detective Jan Meyer. While Nanna's family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign to become the new mayor of Copenhagen. When links between City Hall and the murder suddenly come to light, the case takes an entirely different turn. Over the course of 20 days, suspect upon suspect emerges as violence and political intrigue cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.
In Kopenhagen teistert een beestachtige seriemoordenaar. Hij heeft geen andere wapen dan een telefoon, maar weet zijn slachtoffers tot aan de rand van de waanzin te drijven. Zijn afschuwelijke misdaden brengen Europol-agent Mark Hess en Nai Thulin weer samen, die het moordteam heeft verlaten om zich te richten op een nieuwe baan in de cybercriminaliteit. De sporen leiden naar een nog onopgeloste moord, maar het echte antwoord ligt diep in het verleden, waar een onschuldige schoolreis veranderde in een nachtmerrie... Het lijkt erop dat het kwaad niet is verdwenen – en het ergste moet nog komen.
Thriller - Der neue große Thriller vom Autor des internationalen Bestsellers „Der Kastanienmann“
608 pages
22 hours of reading
Ich sehe dich. Ich höre dich. Und dann bin ich dir ganz nah ... Hab dich. Das ist die letzte Nachricht auf Silje Thomsens Handy, ehe die geschiedene Mutter an einem verregneten Februartag in Kopenhagen spurlos verschwindet. Kommissarin Naia Thulin ist sofort alarmiert. Denn genau diese Botschaft bekam auch eine 19-jährige Schülerin, kurz bevor sie ermordet wurde. Steckt derselbe Täter dahinter? Naia muss ausgerechnet mit dem verschlossenen Mark Hess zusammenarbeiten, den sie nach ihrem letzten gemeinsamen Fall um den „Kastanienmann“ nicht mehr wiedersehen wollte. Doch bevor sie einer ersten Spur folgen können, wird eine brutal zugerichtete Frauenleiche gefunden – und es gibt einen neuen Vermisstenfall. Die letzte Nachricht auf dem Handy des Vermissten: Hab dich …
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V Kodani vyčíňa beštiálny sériový vrah. Nemá inú zbraň než telefón, napriek tomu dokáže zvrátenou hrou na schovávačku doviesť svoje obete až na pokraj šialenstva. Jeho zločiny opäť privedú k sebe agenta Europolu Marka Hessa a Naiu Thulinovú. Stopy vedú k dosiaľ nevyriešenej vražde devätnásťročnej študentky strednej školy, ale skutočná odpoveď leží hlboko v minulosti, keď sa jeden nevinný školský výlet zmenil na desivú nočnú moru...